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Sven Buerki

Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences at Boise State University.

My lab applies a genome-to-phenome approach to investigate mechanisms of drought adaptations in natural ecosystems. We are currently focusing our efforts on the sagebrush steppe of western North America by using Artemisia tridentata as model organism. This research is integrated into the EPSCoR NSF GEM3 project.

I am broadly interested in bioinformatics, genomics, molecular evolution and reproducible science.

Research Experience

Assistant Professor

Department of Biological Sciences

Boise State University, ID

present - 2017

Research associate

Missouri Botanical Garden

Saint-Louis, MO

2020 - 2019

Senior Curator in Charge, Ferns and General herbarium I & II

Department of Life Sciences

Natural History Museum, London, UK

2017 - 2016

Researcher

Department of Life Sciences

Natural History Museum, London, UK

2016 - 2015

Plant Evolutionary Biologist

Jodrell Laboratory

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK

2014 - 2012

Marie-Curie postdoctoral fellow

Jodrell Laboratory

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK

2012 - 2010

  • Funded by the Marie-Curie Intra-European program

SNSF postdoctoral fellow

Real Jardin Botanico

Madrid, Spain

2010 - 2009

  • Funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation

Research Assistant

Department of Evolutionary Botany

University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland

2005 - 2003

Education

PhD thesis

Department of Evolutionary Botany

University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland

2009 - 2005

  • Worldwide biogeography and systematics of Sapindaceae: a molecular and taxonomic survey combining large data sets and novel methodological approaches

Master of Science in Behaviour, Ecology and Evolution (with high distinction)

Department of Evolutionary Botany

University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland

2005 - 2000

  • Biogeography and systematics of the genus Gouania (Rhamnaceae) in the western Indian Ocean

Teaching Experience

VIP: Genome 2 phenome

Department of Biological Sciences

Boise State University, ID

present - 2020

  • Undergraduate and graduate level class

BIOL497 & BIOL597 – Special Topics, Genomics & Bioinformatics

Department of Biological Sciences

Boise State University, ID

present - 2017

  • Undergraduate and graduate level class

EEB 603 – Reproducible Science

Department of Biological Sciences

Boise State University, ID

  • Graduate level class

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2020 - 2018

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2011

External referee

Publications in peer-reviewed journals

  • Citation = 2162
  • H-index = 26
  • I10-index = 54

I have authored 100 Web of Knowledge papers (among which 28 as first and 28 as senior author) with 213 co-authors based in 37 countries, demonstrating my international recognition and my ability to collaborate with other scientists in a wide range of fields.

#100 Typification, nomenclature and taxonomy of Pandanaceae described by Otto Warburg

Willdenowia. In press.

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2020

  • Callmander MW, Vogt R, Donatelli A, Buerki S, Neppi C.

#99 Two new genera of Sapindaceae (Cupanieae) from the southern Pacific: Lepidocupania and Neoarytera

Candollea. In press.

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  • Buerki S, Munzinger J, PP Lowry II, Callmander MW.

#96 Neotypification of Pandanus odorifer, the correct name for P. odoratissimus (Pandanaceae)

Taxon. In press.

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  • Callmander MW, Gallaher T, McNeill J, Beentje H, Nadaf AB, Middelton D, Buerki S.

#95 Evolutionary origins of three rare Alpine-endemic species of Lomatium (Apiaceae) in the Wallowa and Elkhorn mountains of Northeastern Oregon

International Journal of Plant Sciences, 181: 748-765.

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  • Ottenlips MS, Feist MAE, Mansfield DH, Plunkett GM, Buerki S, Smith JF.
  • doi:10.1086/709373 (IF2018: 1.425)

#94 New Guinea has the world’s richest island flora

Nature, 584: 579-583.

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#93 Novelties from the Northern Mountains Complex of Madagascar V: A new threatened Pandanus (Pandanaceae) from the Kalobinono massif

Candollea, 75: 99-105.

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#92 Intraspecific variation in surface water uptake in a perennial desert shrub

Functional Ecology, 34: 1170-1179.

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#91 A new micro-endemic species of Alectryon (Sapindaceae) from Koghis forest, New Caledonia

Systematic Botany, 45: 156-162.

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#90 The ghost fruits of Madagascar: Identifying dysfunctional seed dispersal in Madagascar’s endemic flora

Biological Conservation, 242: 108438.

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  • Albert-Daviaud A, Buerki S, Onjalalaina GE, Perillo S, Rabarijaona R, Razafindratsima OH, Sato H, Valenta K, Wright PC, Stuppy W.
  • doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108438 (IF2018: 4.451)

#89 Influences of a prolific gut fungus (Zancudomyces culisetae) on larval and adult mosquito (Aedes aegypti) – Associated Microbiota

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 80: e02334-19.

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  • Frankel-Bricker J, Buerki S, Feris K, White MM.
  • doi:10.1128/AEM.02334-19 (IF2018: 4.077)
  • Published with graduate student.

#88 Biogeography and ecological diversification of a mayfly clade in New Guinea

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 7: 233.

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2019

  • Cozzarolo C-S, Balke M, Buerki S, Arrigo N, Pitteloud C, Gueuning M, Salamin N, Sartori M, Alvarez N.
  • doi:10.3389/fevo.2019.00233 (IF2018: 2.686)

#87 The role of Antarctica in biogeographical reconstruction: A point of view.

International Journal of Plant Sciences, 180: 63-71.

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  • de la Estrella M, Buerki S, Vasconcelos T, Lucas EJ, Forest F.
  • doi:10.1086/700581 (IF2016: 1.748)

#86 Shedding new light on the origin and spread of the brinjal eggplant (Solanum melongena L.; Solanaceae) and its wild relatives

American Journal of Botany, 105: 1175-1187.

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2018

#85 A new species and a new synonym in Pandanus subg. Rykia (Pandanaceae) in Thailand

Candollea, 73: 115-120.

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#84 A new micro-endemic species of Alectryon (Sapindaceae) from Koghis forest, New Caledonia

Scientific Reports, 8: 6053.

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  • Forest F, Baloch E, Brummitt NA, Bachman S, Moat J, Ickert-Bond S, Hollingsworth PM, Liston A, Little DP, Mathews S, Rai H, Rydin C, Stevenson DW, Thomas P, Buerki S.
  • doi:10.1038/s41598-018-24365-4 (IF2016: 4.259)

#83 Museum collections are the key to studying lemurs’ diet: gastrointestinal morphology of Cheirogaleus major

Systematics and Biodiversity, 16: 483-487.

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#82 Elevation in tropical sky islands as the common driver in structuring genes and communities of freshwater organisms

Scientific Reports, 7: 16089.

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2017

  • Gueuning M, Suchan T,  Rutschmann S, Gattolliat J-L, Jamsari A, Kamil AI, Pitteloud C, Buerki S, Balke M, Sartori M, Alvarez N.
  • doi:10.1038/s41598-017-16069-y (IF2016: 4.259)

#81 Alectryon vitiensis: A new species of Sapindaceae endemic to Fiji

Novon, 25: 4210-429.

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  • Buerki S, Lowry II PP, Munzinger J, Tuiwawa M, Naikatini A, Callmander MW.
  • doi:10.3417/D-16-00006 (IF2016: 0.512)

#80 Untangling the reticulate history of species complexes and horticultural breeds in Abelia (Caprifoliaceae)

Annals of Botany, 120: 257-269.

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#78 How old are island endemics?

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 121: 469-474.

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#77 Large-scale phylogeny of Amorphophallus (Araceae) derived from nuclear and plastid sequences reveals new subgeneric delineation

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 184: 32-45.

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#76 Climatic niche evolution is faster in sympatric than allopatric lineages of the butterfly genus Pyrgus

Proceedings of the Royal Society, B, 284: 20170208.

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  • Pitteloud C, Arrigo N, Suchan T, Mastretta-Yanes A, Vila R, Dinca V, Hernández-Roldán J, Brockmann E, Chittaro Y, Kleckova I, Fumagalli L, Buerki S¶, Pellicier L¶, Alvarez N¶.
  • doi:10.1098/rspb.2017.0208 (IF2015: 4.82)
  • ¶These authors supervised this work together and are considered as joint last authors.

#75 How many genera of vascular plants are endemic to New Caledonia? A critical review based on phylogenetic evidence

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 183: 177-198.

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#74 Biogeographical patterns of Myrcia s.l. (Myrtaceae) and their correlation with geological and climatic history in the Neotropics

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 108: 34-48.

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#72 Biogeography and evolution of the screw-pine genus Benstonea Callm. & Buerki (Pandanaceae)

Candollea, 71: 217-229.

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#71 Pleurostylia serrulata and two allied new species from Africa are actually members of the New World Crossopetalum (Celastraceae)

Systematic Botany, 41: 851-864.

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#70 Molecular phylogenetics and molecular clock dating of Sapindales based on plastid rbcL, atpB and trnL-trnF DNA sequences

Taxon, 65: 1019-1036.

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  • Muellner-Riehl AN, Weeks A, Clayton JW, Buerki S, Nauheimer L, Chiang Y-C, Cody S, Pell SK.
  • doi:10.12705/655.5 (IF2015: 2.9)

#69 Lifting the curtain on our knowledge of New Guinean Benstonea (Pandanaceae)

Phytotaxa, 275: 168-174.

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#68 A taxonomic revision of the endemic New Caledonian genus Storthocalyx Baill. (Sapindaceae)

Systematic Botany, 41: 387-400.

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#67 Generic delimitations, biogeography and evolution in the tribe Coleeae (Bignoniaceae), endemic to Madagascar and the smaller islands of the western Indian Ocean

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 96: 178-186.

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#66 Collections-based research in the genomic era

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 117: 5-10.

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#65 Uncovering cryptic parasitoid diversity in Horismenus (Chalcidoidea, Eulophidae)

PLoS ONE, 10(9): e0136063.

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2015

  • Kenyon SG¶, Buerki S¶, Hansson C, Alvarez N, Benrey B.
  • doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0136063 (IF2014: 3.234)
  • These authors have contributed equally and are considered joint first authors.

#64 A macro-ecological perspective on CAM photosynthesis evolution in Afro-Madagascan drylands: Eulophiinae orchids as a case study

New Phytologist, 208(2): 469-481

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#62 Phylogenetics of Eulophiinae (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae): evolutionary patterns and implications for generic delimitation

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 179: 43-56.

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#60 Evolutionary history and leaf succulence as explanations for medicinal use in aloes and the global popularity of Aloe vera

BMC Evolutionary Biology, 15: 29.

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  • Grace OM, Buerki S, Symonds MRE, Forest F, van Wyk AE, Smith GF, Klopper RR, Bjorå CS, Neale S, Demissew S, Simmonds MSJ, Rønsted N.
  • doi:10.1186/s12862-015-0291-7 (IF2013: 3.41)

#59 Incorporating evolutionary history into conservation planning in biodiversity hotspots

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, serie B, 370: 20140014.

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#58 A long distance dispersal hypothesis for the Pandanaceae and the origins of the Pandanus tectorius complex

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 83: 20-32.

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#56 Rediscovery of the genus Tsingya Capuron (Sapindaceae) and its phylogenetic position

Candollea, 69: 195-200.

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  • Buerki S, Doherty R, Gautier L, Callmander MW.
  • (IF2013: 0.440)

#55 Notes on Benstonea (Pandanaceae) from the islands of Halmahera, New Guinea and Sulawesi

Phytotaxa, 175: 161-165.

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#54 Taxonomic novelties in Neotropical Chrysobalanaceae: towards a monophyletic Couepia

Phytotaxa, 172 : 176-200.

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#53 Timing and tempo of evolutionary diversification in a biodiversity hotspot: Primulaceae on Indian Ocean islands

Journal of Biogeography, 41: 810-822.

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  • Strijk JS, Bone R, Thébaud C, Buerki S, Fritsch PW, Hodkinson TR, Strasberg D.
  • doi:10.1111/jbi.12259 (IF2012: 4.863)

#52 Proto-South-East Asia as a trigger of early angiosperms diversification

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, Special Issue: Ecology and evolution on oceanic islands: broadening the botanical perspective, 174: 326-333.

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#50 Pollinator shifts as trigger of speciation in painted petal irises (Lapeirousia: Iridaceae)

Annals of Botany, Special issue on Pollinator-driven speciation, 113: 357-371.

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#49 New Caledonian lineages of Psychotria (Rubiaceae) reveal different evolutionary histories and the largest documented plant radiation for the archipelago

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 71: 15-35.

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#48 A taxonomic revision of the endemic New Caledonian genus Podonephelium Baillon (Sapindaceae)

Systematic Botany, 38: 1105-1124.

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2013

#47 Evolutionary history of the Afro-Madagascan Ixora species (Rubiaceae): species diversification and distribution of key morphological traits inferred from dated molecular phylogenetic trees

Annals of Botany, 112: 1723-1742.

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  • Tosh J, Dessein S, Buerki S, Groeninckx I, Mouly A, Bremer B, Smets EF, De Block P.
  • doi:10.1093/aob/mct222 (5-Year IF: 4.051)

#46 A snapshot of extinction in action: The decline and imminent demise of the endemic Eligmocarpus Capuron (Caesalpinioideae, Leguminosae) serves as an example of the fragility of Madagascan ecosystems

South African Journal of Botany, Special Issue: Towards a New Classification System for Legumes, 89: 273-280.

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#45 Corrections to Phytotaxa 112: Update on the systematics of Benstonea (Pandanaceae)

Phytotaxa, 125: 59-60.

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#42 Tiptoe through the tulips – cultural history, molecular phylogenetics and classification of Tulipa (Liliaceae)

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 172: 280-328.

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  • Christenhusz MJM, Govaerts R, David JC, Hall T, Borland K, Roberts PS, Tuomisto A, Buerki S, Chase MW, Fay MF.
  • doi:10.1111/boj.12061 (IF2012: 2.589)

#40 Why are thistles everywhere: Reconstructing the evolution and biogeographic history of tribe Cardueae (Compositae)

American Journal of Botany, 100: 867-882.

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  • Barres L, Sanmartín I, Anderson C-L, Susanna A, Buerki S, Galbany-Casals M, Vilatersana R.
  • doi:10.3732/ajb.1200058 (5-Year IF: 3.106)

#39 Global legume diversity assessments: concepts, key indicators, and strategies

Taxon, 62: 249-266.

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  • Yahara T, Javadi F, Onoda Y, de Queiroz LP, Faith DP, Prado DP, Akasaka M, Kadoya T, Ishihama F, Davies S, Slik JWF, Yi T, Ma K, Bin C, Darnaedi D, Pennington RT, Tuda M, Shimada M, Ito M, Egan AN, Buerki S, Raes N, Kajita T, Mimura M, Tachida H, Iwasa Y, Smith GF, Victor JE, Nkonki T.
  • doi:10.12705/622.12 (IF2012: 2.782)

#38 A new species of Trigonachras (Sapindaceae) endemic from Sabah, Malaysia (Borneo)

Phytotaxa, 88: 19-24.

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#36 Spatio-temporal history of the endemic genera of Madagascar

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 171: 304-329 (INVITED REVIEW).

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#35 Benstonea Callm. & Buerki (Pandanaceae): characterization, circumscription, and distribution of a new genus of screw-pines, with a synopsis of accepted species

Candollea, 67: 323-345.

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  • Callmander MW, Lowry II PP, Forest F, Devey DS, Beentje H, Buerki S.
  • (IF2012: 0.370)

#34 Delimitation of the genus Margaritopsis (Rubiaceae) in the Asian, Australasian and Pacific region, based on molecular phylogenetic inference and morphology

Taxon, 61: 1251-1258.

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2012

  • Barrabé L, Buerki S, Mouly A, Davis AP, Munzinger J, Maggia L.
  • (IF2012: 2.782)

#33 Straightening out the screw-pines: a first step in understanding phylogenetic relationships within Pandanaceae

Taxon, 61: 1010-1020.

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  • Buerki S, Callmander MW, Devey DS, Chappell L, Gallaher T, Munzinger J, Haevermans T, Forest F.
  • (IF2012: 2.782)

#32 Molecular relationships in the sub-family Psychodinae (Diptera: Psychodidae)

Zoologica Scripta, 41: 489-498.

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#31 Climate oscillations and species interactions: large scale congruence but regional differences in the phylogeographic structures of an alpine plant and monophagous insect

Journal of Biogeography, 39: 1487-1498.

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  • Borer M¶, Arrigo N¶, Buerki S¶, Naisbit R, Alvarez N.
  • doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2012.02703.x (IF2012: 4.863)
  • ¶These authors have contributed equally and are considered joint first authors.

#30 Contrasting biogeographical patterns in two Mediterranean-type ecosystems

PLoS ONE, 7(6): e39377.

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#29 Phylogenetic inference of Badula Juss. (Primulaceae) - a rare and threatened genus endemic to the Mascarene archipelago

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 169: 284-296.

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#28 Ecological and historical drivers of diversification in the fly genus Chiastocheta Pokorny

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 63: 466-474.

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#27 Phylogenetic inference of New Caledonian lineages of Sapindaceae: molecular evidence requires a reassessment of generic circumscriptions

Taxon, 61: 109-119.

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  • Buerki S, Forest F, Callmander MW, Lowry II PP, Devey DS, Munzinger J.
  • (IF2012: 2.782)

#26 Speciation and evolution in the Gagea reticulata species complex (Tulipeae; Liliaceae)

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 62: 624-639.

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#25 Gouania tiliifolia: the correct name for Gouania scandens (Rhamnaceae)

Novon, 21: 481-482.

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2011

  • Phillipson PB, Callmander MW, Buerki S.
  • (IF2012: 0.295)

#24 Does a shift in host plants trigger the speciation in the Alpine leaf beetle Oreina speciosissima (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)?

BMC Evolutionary Biology, 11: 310.

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#23 Nomenclatural changes in the endemic genus Tina (Sapindaceae) in Madagascar

Candollea, 66: 124-126.

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  • Callmander MW, Buerki S, Phillipson PB.
  • (IF2012: 0.370)

#22 Discordances between phylogenetic and morphological patterns of alpine leaf beetles attest to intricate history of lineages in postglacial Europe

Molecular Ecology, 20: 2442-2463.

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  • Triponez Y¶, Buerki S¶, Borer M, Naisbit R, Rahier M, Alvarez N.
  • doi:10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05096.x (5-Year IF: 6.792)
  • ¶These authors have contributed equally and are considered joint first authors.

#21 A taxonomic revision of Gouania (Rhamnaceae) in Madagascar and the other islands of the western Indian Ocean (the Comoros and Mascarene islands, and the Seychelles)

Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 98: 157-195.

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#20 How to kill two genera with one tree: clarifying generic circumscriptions within an endemic Malagasy clade of Sapindaceae

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 165: 223-234.

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#19 An evaluation of new parsimony-based versus parametric inference methods in biogeography: a case study using the globally distributed plant family Sapindaceae

Journal of Biogeography, 38: 531-550.

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#18 Phylogenetic relationships in Baldellia (Alismataceae) inferred from AFLP markers, nuclear and chloroplast DNA sequences

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 58: 33-42.

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#17 Comparative performance of supertree algorithms in large data sets using the soapberry family (Sapindaceae) as a case study

Systematic Biology, 60: 32-44.

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#16 The phylogeography of an alpine leaf beetle: divergence within Oreina elongata spans several ice ages

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 57: 703-709.

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2010

#15 The genus Brackenridgea A. Gray (Ochnaceae)

Candollea, 62 (2): 374-375.

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  • Callmander MW, Buerki S, Phillipson PB.
  • (IF2012: 0.370)

Books

Using ggtree to Visualize Data on Tree-Like Structure

Current Protocols in Bioinformatics, 69(1):e96

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2020

  • G Yu

Gene Ontology Semantic Similarity Analysis Using GOSemSim

Methods in Molecular Biology, 2117:207-215.

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  • G Yu
  • In: Kidder B. (eds) Stem Cell Transcriptional Networks
  • Humana, New York, NY

Conference proceedings

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Southern Medical University

2019

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Zhuhai, CN

Data integration and visualization of phylogenetic trees

Managing Zoonotic Infections in the era of One Health, Oct 2019

Guangzhou Medical University

Two methods for mapping and visualizing associated data on phylogeny using ggtree

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Southern Medical University

Data integration and visualization of phylogenetic trees

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Huazhong Agricultural University

2018

ggtree for tree visualization & annotation

Phylogenetic tree visualization workshop/hackathon, May 2017

The Field Museum of Natural History

2017

Computational Methods in Ecology and Evolution

The Second International Workshop on Environmental Microbiomes, Apr 2017

Sun Yat-sen University

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Guangzhou, CN

2016

ggtree for visualization and annotation of phylogenetic trees

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Renmin University of China